Telegram-herald., 1887-12-05
PAlmEa's POSITION.
Senator stanford oppsssa 70 shs fdes o.
Briassnx rsmpeEsAes i<to reilslcs.

Senator stanford Oppessa 70 ths fdes a.
Briastnx rsmpeEsAes isto fsiisics.
CsIcseo, Dee. 4.--fas TS1Saas PUBLISHES
ths fsslowinx Washington special: senator
stanford. OF cslnornia. 10 frmly o9possa
TO the plsn suggested by Senator P~lnasr
snd 0sksr lssains Republicans to have the
PARTY cone out sQu.rsiJ ia lavor OF tssa-
esrs ace an4 c0aeuct the campaign On gsat
bass. PsosiDits0a. ne ssys, Is sosurs. ias
whole lsnasacy s1a Eroanawork ef tAs
kePC Slican sEsky ls Ia the Girsctis . of
fresdom . tas iadivlsusl. This 10 rhy he
is Rspassican. sscauss Ii is the party of
libersi IDEAS, OF fsse ecnools, free csurches.
and belief tast the Declaration OF inde-
peaasnce should be lived up 10. IL never
hSs been be thinks but IL the party
goes enward instead of backward the prin-
cipies laid down by the Declaration ol lneo-
Yendsnce nav yet be strictly observed No
Govern ment in Senstor Ssaniords opsnlon,
has any right 10 say 10 citizen what ne
shall not eat or drnk. Temperance IN action
% just ~ i'm portsat - temperance In drin<.
A glass Of good vine, be thinks, is conducive
70 health, snd every man should be al
lowed to take 4 il he wants 70. The
Government ass no rlcht 10 conhscste .
mans property or 20 tell rim not TO drink
glass Of whisky. High licease il, IN lis
opinion, the proper way TO regulate the
liquor trafrc ana secure temperance among
men. IL the Republican party cannot win
without taking AVA IRON msn the .ioerty
given TO them BY the avs of the couatry.
then they ought to lose. He ssss no par
ticular issue ia sight for the Republicans at
present except the broad ons OF good
government, exalted citizenship, aid 70 ed
uca,ion and proper execution OF existing
laws.
A local sensation was caused today by
the publication In an evening paper OF the
substance OF the Chicago IridaRes article
teday. with interviews, on Senstor Psimer's
attitude On the Prohibition question. The
7ri5a1ses interview with ID. Bethune Dui-
seld seems to have v0isrd the general opin-
100 OF Republicans in Detroit. James Ac-
Mflan, chairman Of the State Central Com
mittee was moro free TO talk today, and
saf;: Il don't think that the matter should
be brought up Just now as = political mea-
sure. Tdon't see how IL could be. Thess
things bave 70 be broughCup gradnaiiy.
eenaior Palmer thinks 1t Is a puslic mea.
sure, and he Is politician Of course"
Pressed for his opinion as To the sincerity
! of Senasor PaiSaer, Mr.. Mcmillan sssa he
did not care to discuss that Joint further.
BE did soy, heweyer: Il think senator
Palmer is % love with the legislators who
/ cor. He thiuks that il " good thing ia
! advocate, hut on the eve OF Pressientfsl
election tsn.t tnink there is any danger oi
! It's being foroea. In his interview IN Wash
/ Bgton you n6ticea that he hardly said as
{ nnch as the psBsT indicated. He did no!
E Intend to turn ever 10 The Prohibition per
I tv. don't think he will join the ranks
! JET"
&. A. Kent said: Whether Senator
/ Palner is right mast be determined O. ex-
/ perience. | don't think Michigan viii ever
! become PronIoiiien State. IL hes never
! been s success IN this State. | believe that
| Senator Palmer tainks it rs gong 10 b'
popular asd hs Wants % csich on' Hitt ths
! current. Palmer is TOO much given 10 hoo
bies and cranzy notions"
Sena.or Palmer le egTephed from Wash
/ ington today 20 the elect that be was glso
: the question was being sgitatcS. and tha
! he hOgea there would BE- the fullest snc
freest Republican expression.